For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing.
- 20+ Different (& Wild!) Poetry Forms for Inspiration
- A Strange Poetry
- Refrigerator, Blackout, And Other Radical Poetry Forms
- Experimental Poetry Forms
- Shadow Poetry (See invented forms)
- 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)
Today I'm sharing a tyburn.
A tyburn is a six-line poem with 26 syllables. The first four lines are 2 syllables each, with the last two lines are 9 syllable each. The first four lines are descriptive words and should rhyme. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables. You can learn more about this form at Shadow Poetry.
I'm in mourning over the fact that I sold my Mini on Sunday. I will miss it terribly. It's been a great little car. Consider this tyburn an ode to the car.
I hope you come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. You can also read the other poems I've written this month.
- April 1 - Quinzaine
- April 2 - Preposition poem
- April 3 - Lipogram poem
- April 4 - Venn diagram poem
- April 5 - Punnett poem
- April 6 - Bingo card poem
- April 7 - Assembly diagram poem
- April 8 - Brevette
- April 9 - Pleiades
- April 10 - Clarity Pyramid
- April 11 - Poetry Fortune Teller
- April 12 - Rictameter
- April 13 - Prisoner's constraint poem
- April 14 - Acronymic poem
- April 15 - Algol poem
- April 16 - Tetractys poem
To see what others are writing this month, check out Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.
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